Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire At least 19 people were victims of violence in Chicago last week, and while there were fewer homicides in July that in June, according to Chicago Police statistics, the city is still a large in increase over last year. There were 65 homicides in Chicago in July, according to … Read more →

Africa S. Bass, a young mother of two, was shot to death early Wednesday, the day after moving into the South Chicago neighborhood. Bass, 23, was walking on the sidewalk in the 8700 block of South Burley about 12:05 a.m. when someone nearby in a black SUV fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the … Read more →